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The Flowers of Evil
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- Language
- en
About this book
Creators: Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) and Cyril Scott (1879-1970) [Translator] "The Flowers of Evil" by Charles Baudelaire is a volume of French poetry first published in 1857. This groundbreaking collection broke with tradition through suggestive imagery and unusual forms, exploring themes of decadence, eroticism, suffering, and death. Six poems were censored for immorality, and Baudelaire was prosecuted for insulting public decency. Despite—or perhaps because of—its controversy, the work became a cornerstone of the symbolist and modernist movements, profoundly influencing French poetry and earning recognition as a major literary achievement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 71.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 4025